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** New Edition Now on Sale: Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing (New
edition conversation started here on TechWhirl)*

In 2001, Krista Van Laan and Catherine Julian wrote *The Complete Idiot's
Guide to Technical Writing.* Last year, the rights reverted to the authors,
and Krista Van Laan has written a completely updated, revised, and expanded
sequel, The Insider's Guide to Technical
Writing.<http://xmlpress.net/publications/insidersguide>

In the 11 years since the previous book, the technical writing field has
undergone a revolution in techniques and tools. Van Laan's new book is
up-to-the-minute, with new material covering social media, XML, eBooks, and
writing for the web, along with the always important topics of planning,
writing, using style guides, working with subject matter experts, getting
started as a writer, and managing a technical writing career.

Whether you're thinking of becoming a technical writing, just starting out,
or you've been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to
the next level, The Insider's Guide to Technical
Writing<http://xmlpress.net/publications/insidersguide>
(http://bit.ly/IHfPnW) can help you be a successful technical writer and
build a satisfying career.

*Inside the Book*

- *Is This Job for Me?* What does it take to be a technical writer?
- *Building the Foundation:* What skills and tools do you need to get
started?
- *The Best Laid Plans:* How do you create a schedule that won't make
you go crazy? How do you manage different development processes, including
Agile methodologies?
- *On the Job:* What does it take to walk into a job and be productive
right away?
- *The Tech Writer's Toolkit:* How do you create style guides, indexes,
templates and layouts? How do you manage localization and translation and
all the other non-writing parts of the job?
- *I Love My Job:* How do you handle the ups and downs of being a
technical writer?
- *Appendixes:* References to websites, books, and other resources to
keep you learning.

The Society for Technical Communication’s 59th Annual Summit will take
place 20-23 May in Rosemont, IL, just outside of Chicago. With over 80
education sessions, networking with technical communicators from around the
world, and dozens of vendors showcasing their wares, the STC Summit is the
place to be to learn and advance your career. Be where it all comes
together with STC and the Technical Communication Summit.

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